Consistently avoiding contact with people of different races than one's own would be considered an example of _____.
a. old-fashioned racism
b. aversive racism
c. neo-racism
d. traditional racism
Question 2People generally follow norms for behavior because they
a. only fear serious punishment for violations.
b. have thought about all their actions and act in the way they find most efficient.
c. are physically forced to do so.
d. have learned and internalized the common expectations for behavior.
Question 3According to the text, there are different forms of racism. Overt, obvious racism, such as physical violence or the use of racial slurs is termed ______.
a. aversive racism
b. old-fashioned racism
c. covert racism
d. neo-racism
Question 4The theoretical approach that is based on the idea that one can discover the normal social order through disrupting it is referred to as _____.
a. dramaturgy
b. ethnomethodology
c. exchange theory
d. impression management
Question 5Sociologists find that racism
a. is the perception and treatment of members of a racial group as inferior.
b. is limited to individual behavior.
c. involves actions, not attitudes.
d. has practically disappeared in the U.S. since Barack Obama was elected as the president.
Question 6The strength or seriousness of social sanctions is
a. harsh, regardless of how strictly the norm is held.
b. generally lighter for violations of folkways than violations of mores.
c. unrelated to the type of norm that is violated.
d. not something that sociologists consider in the study of norm violations.
Question 7As a result of gerrymandering, _____ remains a problem in the U.S.
a. economic inequality
b. residential segregation
c. racism
d. the digital racial divide
Question 8According to researchers on culture and language:
a. terms like handicapped do not stigmatize people.
b. culture and language are unrelated.
c. terms for race are accurate depictions of human history.
d. language affects people's perception of reality.
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